Bangabandhu Satellite-1 at Cape Canaveral – Satellite News Digest
Bangabandhu Satellite-1 left Thales Alenia Space’s Cannes plant on 28 March and has arrived at Cape Canaveral on 30 March. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018040202
10 more Iridium NEXT satellites in space – Satellite News Digest
Rocket: Falcon 9; Payload: 10 Iridium NEXT satellites; Date: 30 March 2018, 1413 UTC; Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, USA. All 10 new satellites have successfully communicated with the Iridium Satellite Network Operations Center and are preparing to begin testing. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018040100
China launches three high-res imaging satellites – Satellite News Digest
Rocket: Chang Zheng 4C; Payload: Gaofen-1 02, Gaofen-1 03 and Gaofen-1 04; Date: 1 April 2018, 0322 UTC; Launch site: Taiyuan Satellites Launch Center, China. The satellites were put into a Sun-synchronous orbit at an altitude of around 645 kilometres.; http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018040101
Contact lost with GSAT-6A – Satellite News Digest
ISRO on Sunday said it has lost contact with its GSAT-6A satellite two days after its successful launch from Sriharikota. http://www.sat-nd.com/archive/?id=2018040102